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The study of the weaves and of the possibilities of variation 

 in fabrics, arising from the different methods of inserting the 

 weft threads into those of the warp, from the use of different 

 colored threads, both for warp and weft, and by the use of different 

 materials, is perhaps the most fascinating branch of the whole 



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textile industry. But it is out of place in a paper that relates to 

 the mechanical evolution of that industry. Machinery has done 

 more than its share to assist human ingenuity in the devising of 

 new and attractive variations upon the fundamental weaves. A 

 loom in which thirty-six harnesses can be worked automatically 

 suggests variations of pattern which are practically infinite. 



